Channing is 12!

Channing absolutely loves her birthday! She looks forward to it for weeks and then always counts down the hours! She had a soccer game the day before and scored a nice goal for her birthday weekend.

She was so excited to have a party with her friends. She invited some friends to come over to watch her favorite movie "The Parent Trap," have cake and ice-cream and do karaoke. She decorated the house by herself.

She is sweet and loves to celebrate. 

She made them popcorn bags and got herself a party hat and tutu ;)

She helped me make the cupcakes and right now loves all things pink!

The party was a success and the kids had fun. 

On her birthday morning we had breakfast and headed to church. During church she made sure to check the clock and let me know at 12:41 when she was officially 12 :)

Her grandma made her a "chip" cake because she loves chips so much! She almost never finishes dessert, but always wants chips. 

She requested a brownie cake and ice cream for her actual day. 

Her grandparents joined us and we celebrated and played games. 

Channing is such a light to everyone. She is happy and sunny and always wants to help others out. She is kind and always writing notes and thinking about how she can make other people happy. She loves Takis and sprite. She puts salt on everything! She plays the piano, sings in the school choir, plays on a soccer team, is an excellent student, does dance at school, and is in the youth presidency at church. She always stalls going to bed, she is constantly singing and has a beautiful voice and is so brave to share it often. She loves math and the color pink. She loves beanie boos and practicing calligraphy. Overall she is such a sweet soul and does not match the typical fiery personality that is associated with red heads. We sure love her and she is the best helper to everyone in our family! Here is to another year of our amazing Channing!